A Short Story

A Short Story

The children our gifts from a God of trust
They must reflect the goodness in most of us
To protect and provide until they can walk and stand
Soon enough other gifts who will call us grand.

Children of us will always do
With images of love and fairness but mostly you
Duty of conscience in praise to acts of right
Evil can be blinded by Earth's God of light.

Always remember the value of try
Never stop asking; "who, what, when, how, and why
Discovery is a gift from which knowledge will come
Life is a gift of time given to everyone.

Appearance is only an external sign
Reality of images reside in the human mind
Questions will reveal what you wish to find.
Life changes but your conscience will remind.

Only the creator can transform the spirit to grow
Earth's future dependent on the seeds we sow
Children need their time of peace in order to learn
To know and understand God's flame will not burn.

Half the money spent on defense, death and destruction
War is evil and we need no blueprint or special instructions
For a nation that believes in "God we trust"
Why do we not share just a portion of the bounty given to us?

Man usually says one thing when he means another
Evil is evil, when humanity intentionally kills each other
Do we live our lives in a vacuum without even a thought
A nation cannot long endure if it believes int the "God of not."

A.H.O.

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